List Of Tallest Buildings In Chicago
Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, is home to
1,315 completed high-rises,[1] 44 of which stand taller than
600 feet (183 m). The tallest building in the city is the
110-story
Willis TowerWillis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451
feet (442 m) in the
ChicagoChicago Loop and was completed in 1974.[2][3]
Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world from its completion,
and remained the tallest building in the
United StatesUnited States until May 10,
2013 when it was overtaken by
One World Trade CenterOne World Trade Center in New York
City.[4] The second-, third- and fourth-tallest buildings in Chicago
are the Trump International
HotelHotel & Tower, the Aon Center and 875
North Michigan Avenue (formerly the John Hancock Center),
respectively
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Congress Plaza Hotel
Contents1 History
2 Hosting Presidents and Major Events
3 Strike
4 Murals
5 References
6 External linksHistory[edit]
The
Congress Plaza HotelCongress Plaza Hotel is located on South Michigan Avenue across
from Grant Park in
ChicagoChicago at 520 South Michigan Avenue. Its 11-storey
edifice was originally designed by architect Clinton J. Warren as an
annex to the Auditorium Theater across the street. The two buildings
were linked by a marble-lined underground passage called Peacock
Alley. After opening for business in 1893, for the World's Columbian
Exposition,[1] the hotel underwent two major expansions and
renovations, first in 1902 and then again in 1907 which brought the
total complex up to 1 million square feet
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Steel FrameSteelSteel frame is a building technique with a "skeleton frame" of
vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams, constructed in a
rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of a building
which are all attached to the frame. The development of this technique
made the construction of the skyscraper possible.Contents1 Concept
2 Cold formed steel frames
3 History
4 See also
5 References
6 External linksConcept[edit]
The rolled steel "profile" or cross section of steel columns takes the
shape of the letter "I". The two wide flanges of a column are thicker
and wider than the flanges on a beam, to better withstand compressive
stress in the structure. Square and round tubular sections of steel
can also be used, often filled with concrete.
SteelSteel beams are
connected to the columns with bolts and threaded fasteners, and
historically connected by rivets
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High-rise
A high-rise building is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise
building and is defined by its height differently in various
jurisdictions. It is used as a residential, office building or other
functions including hotel, retail or with multiple purposes combined.
A residential high-rise building is also called tower block and may be
referred to as an "MDU", standing for "Multi Dwelling Unit".[1] A very
tall high-rise building is referred to as a skyscraper.
High-rise buildings became possible with the invention of the elevator
(lift) and cheaper, more abundant building materials. The materials
used for the structural system of high-rise buildings are reinforced
concrete and steel
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Storey
A storey (British English) or story (American English)[1] is any level
part of a building with a floor that could be used by people (for
living, work, storage, recreation). The plurals are "storeys" and
"stories", respectively.
The terms "floor", "level", or "deck" are used in a similar way,
except that it is usual to talk of a "24-storey building", but "the
13th floor"
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Spertus Institute For Jewish Learning And Leadership
Coordinates: 41°52′26″N 87°37′29″W﻿ / ﻿41.8740°N
87.6247°W﻿ / 41.8740; -87.6247Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and LeadershipSpertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership[1] is an
educational center in Chicago, Illinois. Not affiliated with any
single branch of Judaism, Spertus offers learning opportunities that
are "rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all."[2] Graduate
programs and workshops "train leaders and engage individuals in
exploration of Jewish life."[2] Public programs include films,[3]
speakers,[4] seminars, concerts,[5] and exhibits[6] — at the
Institute’s main campus at 610 S
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List Of Tallest Buildings In The World
This list of tallest buildings in the world ranks skyscrapers by
height. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are
included, thus non-building structures, including towers, are not
included. (See
List of tallest buildingsList of tallest buildings and structures.)Contents1 Ranking criteria and alternatives
2 Tallest buildings in the world (350 m+)
3 Gallery
4 Alternative measurements4.1 Height to pinnacle (highest point)
4.2 Height to occupied floor5 Buildings under construction
6 List by continent
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External linksRanking criteria and alternatives
The international non-profit organization Council on Tall Buildings
and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title
of "The World's Tallest Building" and sets the standards by which
buildings are measured
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One World Trade CenterOne World Trade CenterOne World Trade Center (also known as 1 World Trade Center, 1 WTC or
Freedom Tower[15]) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade
Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the tallest
building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the
world. The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of
the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper stands on the
northwest corner of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site,
on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center. The building is
bounded by West Street to the west,
Vesey StreetVesey Street to the north, Fulton
Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.
The building's architect was David Childs, whose firm Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill (SOM) also designed the
Burj KhalifaBurj Khalifa and the Willis
Tower
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Gold Coast, Chicago
The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago,
Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is
roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and
Clark Street.
The Gold Coast neighborhood grew in the wake of the Great Chicago
Fire. In 1882, millionaire
Potter PalmerPotter Palmer moved to the area from the
Prairie AvenuePrairie Avenue neighborhood on the city's south side. He filled in a
swampy area which later became Lake Shore Drive, and built the Palmer
Mansion, a forty-two room castle-like structure designed by Henry Ives
Cobb and Charles Sumner Frost
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List Of United States Cities By Population
PopulationArea
Density
Ethnic identity
Foreign-born
Income
Spanish speakers
By decadeUrban areasPopulous cities and metropolitan areasMetropolitan areas574 Primary Statistical Areas
174 Combined Statistical Areas
929 Core Based Statistical Areas
389 Metropolitan Statistical Areas
541 Micropolitan Statistical AreasMegaregionsSee also
North American metro areas
World citiesv
t
eThe following is a list of the most populous incorporated places of
the United States. As defined by the
United StatesUnited States Census Bureau, an
"incorporated place" includes a variety of designations, including
city, town, village, borough, and municipality.[1] A few exceptional
Census Designated Places (CDPs) are also included in the Census
Bureau's listing of incorporated places.[2] Consolidated city-counties
represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire
population of a county, or county equivalent
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Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a continuously habitable high-rise building that has
over 40 floors[1] and is taller than approximately 150 m
(492 ft).[2] Historically, the term first referred to buildings
with 10 to 20 floors in 1880s. The definition shifted with advancing
construction technology during the 20th Century.[1] Skyscrapers may
host commercial offices or residential space, or both. For buildings
above a height of 300 m (984 ft), the term "supertall" can
be used, while skyscrapers reaching beyond 600 m (1,969 ft)
are classified as "megatall".[3]
One common feature of skyscrapers is having a steel framework that
supports curtain walls. These curtain walls either bear on the
framework below or are suspended from the framework above, rather than
resting on load-bearing walls of conventional construction
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Lakeview, Chicago
Lake View, also spelled Lakeview, is one of the 77 community areas of
Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side. It is bordered by
West Diversey Parkway on the south, West
Irving Park Road on the
north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake
Michigan on the east. The Uptown community area is to Lakeview's
north, Lincoln Square to its northwest, North Center to its west and
Lincoln ParkLincoln Park to its south. The 2015 population of Lakeview was 98,212
residents, making it the largest of the
ChicagoChicago community areas by
population.
Lakeview unofficially includes smaller neighborhood enclaves: Sheridan
Station Corridor, Boystown, Northhalsted, Southport Corridor,
Wrigleyville, & Wrigley Plaza. Boystown, famous for its large LGBT
population, holds the pride parade held each June. Wrigleyville,
another popular district, surrounds Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago
Cubs
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